The Quality Manager will provide leadership in Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement and Engineering Services by ensuring that the company meets or exceeds customer requirements by developing, improving and maintaining a consistent methodology for compliance and continuous improvement. Focus areas include the Management of Quality Business System, Production Quality, Supplier Quality, Continuous Improvement Processes, and Engineering Services including design, manufacturing and sustaining Engineering. This position reports to the Director of Operations.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

Quality Assurance

Manages, improves and maintains the Quality Business System

Management of the Corrective and Preventive Action System

Manage the Internal Audit Process

Provides leadership for continuous improvement and overall management of the company’s Quality Business System ensuring compliance with corporate requirements, current ISO 9001 requirements and all other applicable quality standards

Develop and deploy quality initiatives ensuring success of business goals and objectives

Provides the new product development with the appropriate resources to execute initiatives (procedures, identifying critical to quality requirements, sampling, process controls, and quality plans, certifications)

Provides statistical analysis, support and expertise

Interact with Production Management to ensure in-process quality requirements are met; vigorously implements process controls for legacy, ongoing, production

Supplier Quality

Completes Supplier/Customer capability assessments;

Support Supplier Development to ensure Suppliers meet documented requirements

Communicates with suppliers concerning PPAP, SCAR and CI activities

Interface with Materials Management and the Corporate Supplier Quality group

Ability to work with Customer/Supplier representatives for all quality related issues

Excellent organizational skills with focus on detail

Excellent written and oral communication skills essential to connect with audiences that vary from employees to leadership from direct reports to peers; from customers to suppliers; and regulatory agencies.

MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISON:

Direct reports

Ensure company policies are followed.Enforce company safety policies.

*PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, talk, and/or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

*WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work in office environment

May occasionally be required to perform job duties outside the typical office setting.

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Travel: Some travel required

*As required by the Americans Disabilities Act (ADA)

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS:

Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering, manufacturing, or business area required

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification required

Must have 7 to 10 years’ experience with the use and implementation of Total Quality concepts in a manufacturing environment

Must have 7 to 10 years management experience in a manufacturing environment

Must have 7 to 10 years Lean Six Sigma experience and training - MBB certification preferred

Prior experience with the implementation and use of Statistical Process Control and Advanced Analytical Techniques are required

Ability to work with Customer/Supplier representatives for all quality related issues

Excellent organizational skills with focus on detail

Excellent written and oral communication skills essential to connect with audiences that vary from employees to leadership from direct reports to peers; from customers to suppliers; and regulatory agencies.

Internal Number: 10003860

About Watts Water Technologies

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., has a long history: The company was founded by Joseph E. Watts in 1874 under the name Watts Regulator Company. Watts Regulator started as a small machine shop supplying parts to the New England textile mills, including manufacturing pressure-reducing and relief valves to ensure the safe operation of water heaters and boilers.
Breadth & Depth
Today Watts Water, through its various brands and subsidiaries, is a global provider of plumbing, heating, and water quality solutions for residential, industrial, municipal, and commercial settings. Our family of brands & companies offers one of the most varied plumbing, heating, and water quality product lines in the world— ranging from simple under-sink water supply stops to drains, backflow prevention assemblies, rainwater harvesting systems, and hydronic & electric heating solutions.
Global Presence
We have a global presence, from our corporate headquarters in North Andover, Mass., to key business subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, Canada, the Middle East, and Africa. The Watts Water Technologies, Inc., executive team brings together a significant depth and breadth of management experience.
Stra...tegic Goals
Watts Water is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'WTS'. As a public company, growing shareholder value is critical, and to that end we focus on three strategic corporate goals: Growth, Operational Excellence, and “One Watts Water.”